RI or HCI

[verykiasu2010]

naggo-nitemare:

No no no! He isn't one of the fab 4, not even top 30. But I think he did ok enough to get a place for SIMO classes at nus, commencing in august. Hopefully, next year he can make top 30. To all math enthusiasts out there, join RI! Please!

Congrats to your DS for being in the top 50! They will be doing the intro to the IMO in the NUS class

[naggo-nitemare]

Verykiasu2010, Tks for well wishes!

Edureach, RI cannot presume tt it has enough talent. One cannot rest on its laurels. The competition to recruit the top few math talent each year is intense. I’m just telling those math talent out there who are undecided, that RI n the peers there will further inspire u to greater heights. Same for those who love science.

[vlim]

But getting into Euler programme is not easy right… They only take in about 15 yr 1 boys???

[naggo-nitemare]

vlim:

But getting into Euler programme is not easy right... They only take in about 15 yr 1 boys????

It varies year to year. Euler is For boys truly passionate in math eg reading math books for pleasure. If ur DS' batch hv alot of math talents, then I guess more will be accepted. Therefore, for more vibrant exchanges, the class would benefit with more enthusiasts. Math club takes in more people. Those not in math club who do well in future math competitions will get to join the club in yr 2. Also, the raffles academy for yr 3-4 is open to all, not just for Euler n math club people. Many opportunities for all math enthusiasts in RI.

[vlim]

naggo-nitemare:

vlim:

But getting into Euler programme is not easy right... They only take in about 15 yr 1 boys????

It varies year to year. Euler is For boys truly passionate in math eg reading math books for pleasure. If ur DS' batch hv alot of math talents, then I guess more will be accepted. Therefore, for more vibrant exchanges, the class would benefit with more enthusiasts. Math club takes in more people. Those not in math club who do well in future math competitions will get to join the club in yr 2. Also, the raffles academy for yr 3-4 is open to all, not just for Euler n math club people. Many opportunities for all math enthusiasts in RI.

:thankyou: for the info

[EthanEthan]

From the recent International Maths Olympiad, looks like RI has the best results, followed by NUS HIgh and ACSI


RI : 2 gold, 1 bronze
NUS: 1 gold, 1 silver
ACSI: 1 gold



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SINGAPORE: Singapore students have achieved their best ever showing at the International Mathematics Olympiad.

The six-member team came in third out of 101 participating countries at this year’s event, held between July 16 and 24 in Amsterdam.

This year’s result is a huge improvement over Singapore’s 22nd placing in 2010.

They clinched four gold medals, one silver and one bronze in the competition.

The gold medallists are: Ang Jie Jun of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Lim Jeck of NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, Joseph Kuan and Ding Yue of Raffles Institution (RI). NUS High School of Mathematics and Science’s Ang Yan Sheng took a silver, while RI’s Ryan Kor took a bronze.

[stetan]

Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Scholarships

3 of this year's 5 SAF Overseas Scholarship recipients are graduates of RI.

Second Lieutenant Geeva S/O Gopal Krishnan
Officer Cadet (OCT) Chia Boon Liang Matthias
Midshipman (MID) Thia Shan Zhi
http://www.ri.edu.sg/main/rafflesnewsdetail/?id=650

International Physics Olympiad
Year 6 RI students Li Kewei (11S06I), Lin Jiahuang (11S06J), Lin Sen and Kang Zi Yang (both 11S06K), together with NUS High student Tan Zong Xuan, made history when they all swiped Gold awards at the 2011 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO). This marks the first time Singapore has come in first in an international Math or Science Olympiad
http://www.ri.edu.sg/main/rafflesnewsdetail/?id=632

International Biology Olympiad
Jin Chentian (11S03E) scooped a gold medal in the 22nd International Biology Olympiad held in Taipei. He was part of the Singapore team that ranked 3rd in a field of 229 students from 58 countries.

International Chemistry Olympiad
Further west, the Singapore team that participated in the International Chemistry Olympiad in Ankara, Turkey from 9 to 18 July attained 17th place in a field of 273 students from 70 countries. Of the four Singapore representatives, three are Rafflesian - Chew Hong En, Guo Xiuzhen and Lim Yuan Zhi Martin (all from 11S06I). They all received silver medals.

[stetan]

President's Scholarship

3 of this year's 4 President's scholars are graduates of RI. The President's Scholarship is the most prestigious scholarship in Singapore, and RI has produced 85 President's scholars to date.

Public Service Commission (PSC)
Altogether, Rafflesians were awarded no less than 35 out of 72 PSC scholarships given out this year. These include the SAF Overseas Scholarship, SPF Overseas Scholarship and the Overseas Merit Scholarship (Foreign Service).

Singapore Police Force (SPF)
Goh Chin Hou received the Singapore Police Force Overseas Scholarship this year.

[Kabby]

stetan:

Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Scholarships

3 of this year's 5 SAF Overseas Scholarship recipients are graduates of RI.

Second Lieutenant Geeva S/O Gopal Krishnan
Officer Cadet (OCT) Chia Boon Liang Matthias
Midshipman (MID) Thia Shan Zhi
http://www.ri.edu.sg/main/rafflesnewsdetail/?id=650

International Physics Olympiad
Year 6 RI students Li Kewei (11S06I), Lin Jiahuang (11S06J), Lin Sen and Kang Zi Yang (both 11S06K), together with NUS High student Tan Zong Xuan, made history when they all swiped Gold awards at the 2011 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO). This marks the first time Singapore has come in first in an international Math or Science Olympiad
http://www.ri.edu.sg/main/rafflesnewsdetail/?id=632

International Biology Olympiad
Jin Chentian (11S03E) scooped a gold medal in the 22nd International Biology Olympiad held in Taipei. He was part of the Singapore team that ranked 3rd in a field of 229 students from 58 countries.

International Chemistry Olympiad
Further west, the Singapore team that participated in the International Chemistry Olympiad in Ankara, Turkey from 9 to 18 July attained 17th place in a field of 273 students from 70 countries. Of the four Singapore representatives, three are Rafflesian - Chew Hong En, Guo Xiuzhen and Lim Yuan Zhi Martin (all from 11S06I). They all received silver medals.

Thanks for the info. The Rafflesians did very well indeed.

However, there are HCI students who earned medals too. As well as other schools' students for that matter. This thread refers to just RI and HCI so we should not leave the HCI students out.

For example, in the International Biology Olympiad, this is taken from the MOE website:
\"The Gold medallists are Javan Lee Tze Han of Hwa Chong Institution; Hong Xinyuan of NUS High School of Mathematics and Science; and Jin Chentian of Raffles Institution. The Silver medallist is Michael Sia Zhen Wei of Anglo-Chinese School (Independent).\"

I have been quietly reading this thread for sometime. I laud the achievements of Rafflesians. However, I feel this thread is rather skewed towards RI in that most of those who are actively posting are in support of RI, which is fine, but if information is given is often just in favour of RI without mentioning in the same event or competition the other schools' achievers, then all the readers may just assume wrongly that HCI has none.

My kids are still young and I don't even know whether they can qualify for either school. It'd be great if they can have the privilege to have a choice. If anyone is going to choose between these 2 premier schools, may I suggest just taking this thread with a pinch of salt.

Do research by visiting both school's websites, talking to students and parents of the school; teachers, if you know any... Visit the Open Houses. Look for the programmes your child has passion for.

Sometimes it's not the number of scholarship holders or top Math olympiad holders you might be interested in. Maybe it is the school culture, the school spirit, a particular sport, or a music group.

Maybe you or your child likes overseas attachments, local job shadows, opportunities similar to these, are they open just to the select few, or does the school give equal chance to all.

Or perhaps your child has an aggregate at the borderline. And you are interested in the programmes and schemes the school has to help students catch up or to support the academically weaker ones -- value addedness...

Or even, maybe you are concerned about the school values. Will they, in pushing the bright students who are the cream of the crop to do their best, also teach them the right values, in sportsmanship, in being humble and meek despite being gifted and talented, in being considerate of their opponents or friends who lose to them, in being leaders who lead with passion and compassion...

I hope we don't just focus on academic excellence alone.

[jtoh]

Good post, kabalevsky. I agree with your points on how to choose a school best suited to your child.